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The forgotten custodians of Nepal's cultural heritage

Nepal, Oct. 14 -- When Nepal's national heritage is cited, famous monuments pop into our mind: Dharara, Pashupatinath, the ancient Darbar Squares. History glorifies monarchs and elites for building th... Read More


Nepal's Tamang twice displaced by disaster

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- A Tamang settlement on the banks of the Trisuli, Khalte, with its 257 households, no longer exists. It was swept away in seconds by the wall of mud and debris that came down the Tris... Read More


Health emergency after Nepal flood disaster

Nepal, Oct. 12 -- At Benighat, a mother takes a long detour along damaged roads carrying a child with high fever. The bridge connecting her village to the community health post was swept away in the 2... Read More


A transportation system ahead of its time

Nepal, Oct. 11 -- Fifty years ago, The World Bank ranked Nepal as the sixth poorest country in the world. But even back then Kathmandu already had a small but modern, efficient public transportation s... Read More


Of myth and memory

Nepal, Oct. 10 -- Writing # Deities of Nepal III: Where Myths, Art and Everyday Life Intersect One day, about two years ago, I woke up with my face covered in itchy blisters. I had contracted chicke... Read More


Before-and-after Nepal's GenZ movement

Nepal, Oct. 9 -- he 2022 Survey of the Nepali People was conducted in July, just weeks after the formation of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The follow-up in January-February 2026 gauged public r... Read More


Politics of opposition

Nepal, Oct. 8 -- Ever since the RSP won an outright majority in the March election, Prime Minister Balendra Shah has had a near-absolute mandate to push through his government's programs. The three ma... Read More


Earthquake rebuilding to flood recovery

Nepal, Oct. 6 -- As Nepal prepares long-term recovery and risk-reduction strategies, we offer insights from our collaborative research about post-disaster reconstruction and displacement following Nep... Read More


History will not forget Gyanendra Khadka

Nepal, Oct. 5 -- Ajita Khadka was nine-years-old at the time, and after helping her mother do the dishes remembers getting out of the house to go over to a neighbour to ask for a flowering plant for t... Read More


Damber Nepali's dream for Nepal

Nepal, Oct. 4 -- Some losses are difficult to explain because they cannot be measured by what was physically destroyed. This tragedy feels much more personal. I lived in Nepal with my parents and bro... Read More